THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR CENTRAL U.S. STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009
SNOWY AND WINDY CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WHILE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ALONG A
STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO...AND INTO NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
MEANWHILE...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR AN AREA FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES/CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS UP INTO PORTIONS OF THE DAKOTAS.
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES...ALONG WITH FLOOD WARNINGS
REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
OZARKS AND INTO UP INTO MUCH OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...A 992 MILLIBAR SURFACE LOW WAS SITUATED OVER
NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING SOUTHWARD
THROUGH EASTERN MISSOURI AND DOWN INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SLOW MOVING FRONT...WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
LINGERING OVER EAST TEXAS/WESTERN LOUISIANA AND WAS SPREADING WELL
INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION. NEAR THE UPPER CLOSED
LOW...MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND
UP INTO MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION...WINDS
WITHIN THIS FALLING SNOW HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO REACHING UP TO 30
MPH AT THIS TIME.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT TUE OCT
27 THROUGH 300 AM CDT FRI OCT 30...
...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 3 SE 46.0
CONIFER 3 SW 42.0
EVERGREEN 3 S 40.0
GENESEE 38.0
BLACK HAWK 3 N 34.0
GOLDEN 12 NW 32.0
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 30.0
LITTLETON 5 WNW 28.5
N KEN CARYL 27.2
IDAHO SPRINGS 2 E 27.0
STOVE PRAIRIE 2 WNW 26.4
ASPEN PARK 5.2 ESE 24.0
DENVER 5 NW 23.0
FLORISSANT 4 NE 22.0
BOULDER 5 E 20.0
FORT COLLINS 2 SW 17.5
...NEBRASKA...
HARRISBURG 2 SSE 20.0
HARRISON 4 NW 17.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 14.0
CHADRON 12.0
RUSHVILLE 12.0
CLINTON 11.0
ALLIANCE 10.0
GORDON 6 N 8.0
WHITECLAY 8.0
NORTH PLATTE 2 E 7.4
HAY SPRINGS 9.0 ESE 7.0
GERING 7.3 S 6.4
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD 23.4
DEADWOOD 2 NE 18.6
CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL 10.5
WOUNDED KNEE 3 NE 7.5
OGLALA 1 S 5.8
HOT SPRINGS 3.7 WSW 5.5
RAPID CITY 5.0 ESE 3.2
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT TUE OCT
27 THROUGH 300 AM CDT FRI OCT 30...
...ARKANSAS...
LITTLE ROCK AFB 4.19
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 4.02
EL DORADO/GOODWIN FIELD 3.98
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FIELD 3.42
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT 2.87
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT 2.74
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT 2.03
MONTICELLO AIRPORT 2.01
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 2.01
LITTLE ROCK AFB 2.00
...IOWA...
GENEVA 3.30
HAMPTON 2.70
MASON CITY 2.55
GRAND JUNCTION RIVER 2.37
AMES MUNI ARPT 2.33
WHAT CHEER 4 E 2.30
...ILLINOIS...
GILSON 2.29
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT 2.02
...LOUISIANA...
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT 5.87
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY 5.51
...MISSOURI...
ROLLA/VICHY AIRPORT 3.06
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 2.99
KIRKSVILLE RGNL ARPT 2.54
ST. LOUIS 2.25
PACIFIC 4 W 2.20
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT 2.10
...TEXAS...
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO. ARPT 5.60
NACOGDOCHES 4.21
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO ARPT 3.60
NACOGDOCHES 3.43
HOUSTON/D.W. HOOKS 3.39
CONROE-MONTGOMERY CO. ARPT 3.01
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON 2.36
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...NEW MEXICO...
CROWNPOINT 6.0
SANDIA PARK 4 WNW 6.0
TRES PIEDRAS 6.0
GALLUP 5.5
FARMINGTON 5.0
TIJERAS 10 S 5.0
CHAMA 3.0
SANTA FE 3.0
MILAN 2.2 N 2.5
SEDILLO 2.0
ALBUQUERQUE 8 E 1.0
...WYOMING...
SOUTH PASS CITY 4 ENE 29.0
HOBBS PARK SNOTEL 26.0
LANDER 18 W 26.0
TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL 26.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 5 S 20.0
RENO HILL SNOTEL 19.0
CASPER 8 S 18.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 16.0
ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW 12.7
YODER 6.5 SSE 12.5
CHEYENNE 17.4 WNW 12.0
WHEATLAND 10.0
LARAMIE 27 WSW 9.5
LA GRANGE 4.4 ESE 8.1
WARREN 11.7 W 7.0
LANDER AIRPORT 5.3
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...KANSAS...
OVERBROOK 3.50
OSAGE CITY 1 WSW 2.10
...OKLAHOMA...
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT 2.62
TULSA/LLOYD JONES 2.26
THE SURFACE LOW OVER NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA WILL QUICKLY TRACK
NORTHWARD AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY FRIDAY
MORNING AND EVENTUALLY INTO SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO BY THE EVENING
HOURS. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES NORTH...IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR
WEATHER MAKER ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO SOUTH DAKOTA. FARTHER SOUTH...FLASH FLOODING
IN ASSOCIATION WITH POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE
FROM THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST NORTHWARD TO THE WESTERN OHIO
RIVER VALLEY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RUBIN-OSTER
Last Updated: 458 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2009